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A Five-Part Strategy For Airbus
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A Five-Part Strategy For Airbus

by: raboulafiaPosted on: September 1, 2020February 9, 2021

https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/program-management/opinion-five-part-strategy-airbus

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August 2020 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: August 31, 2020March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow Once And Future World Travelers, What were you thinking about before the pandemic? […]

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July 2020 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: July 30, 2020March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow Once And Future Air Show Attendees, Here’s a phrase you can’t find with […]

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June 2020 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: June 30, 2020March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow Metaphorical Creature Taxonomists, The Black Swan is massively overused as a cautionary creature. Instead, consider […]

What If China Stops Buying Western Aircraft?
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What If China Stops Buying Western Aircraft?

by: raboulafiaPosted on: June 16, 2020February 9, 2021

https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/aircraft-propulsion/opinion-what-if-china-stops-buying-western-aircraft?elq2=7f73b973d4c745869ddac9440181eef7

Will Coronavirus Sink Business Jets? Six Contradictory Indicators
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Will Coronavirus Sink Business Jets? Six Contradictory Indicators

by: raboulafiaPosted on: June 9, 2020February 9, 2021

https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardaboulafia/2020/06/09/will-coronavirus-sink-business-jets-six-contradictory-indicators/?sh=5675caabfc4b

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May 2020 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: May 31, 2020March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow Dark Cloud Dwellers, Great news! My April note had a long list of good […]

China Won’t Rescue Embraer. Boeing May Remain Its Best Hope.
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China Won’t Rescue Embraer. Boeing May Remain Its Best Hope.

by: raboulafiaPosted on: May 3, 2020February 9, 2021

https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardaboulafia/2020/05/03/china-wont-rescue-embraer-boeing-may-remain-its-best-hope/?sh=65d8ce5f2563

The Aviation Industry Can’t Give In to the Temptation to Compete on Safety
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The Aviation Industry Can’t Give In to the Temptation to Compete on Safety

by: raboulafiaPosted on: May 3, 2020January 18, 2021

https://slate.com/technology/2020/05/aviation-industry-coronavirus-competition-safety.html

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April 2020 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: April 30, 2020March 17, 2021

Dear Fellow Nostalgics For An Age Yet To Come, How bad are things? Bad enough […]

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Richard is a Managing Director at AeroDynamic Advisory. Frequently cited as an aviation industry authority by trade and news publications, Richard has appeared on numerous television news and radio programs including BBC, Reuters, CBS, CNN, and PBS and spoken at numerous industry conferences. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Since 2012 he has served on the National Aeronautic Association Collier Trophy Selection Committee. He presents a yearly lecture to the National Defense University/Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has served as an expert witness in aerospace markets.

In addition to his consulting role, Richard writes publicly about aviation and defense, with regular columns at Forbes.com and in Aviation Week and Space Technology. His articles have appeared in numerous other publications including Foreign Policy, the Wall Street Journal, and AIAA’s Aerospace America.

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